Reflector for christmas trees



March 14, 1933. RAYMOND 1,901,472

REFLECTOR FOR CHRISTMAS TREES Filed March 16, 1931 INVENTOR Z/l/YBZFFT A ifm l-mlvp Lf'rM ATTORNEYS Patented Mar; 14, 1933 UNITED STATES LAMBERT. I}. RAYMoNDQor MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA REFLECTOR FOR CHRISTMAS cranes Applieation file d March 16, 1931. Serial "No. 522,940.

This invention relates to a reflector for decorative use and while the invention might have various applications, it particularly is designed for a Christmas tree light or'simi- 5 lar decorative use. It has become popular to use reflectors with the wellknown electric lights now used for illuminating Christ mas trees. It is desirable in such a reflector to have a construction which will-be highly ornamental and which will reflect the light in a way to add to the appearance of the reflector and at the same time assist in the illumination of the tree. It. is also nece s sary in a reflector,'that'it have some means by which'the lamp and reflector willbe held firmly in position 'inrelation to the socket,

so that it will be passed by. the Board of Insurance Underwriters. This means-must ticable. w 7

It is an object of this inventiomtherefore, to provide a reflector of simple construction which at the same time is highly ornamental and has illuminating functions resulting from the cooperation of its various. part-s.

It is a'further'object ofthe invention to provide a reflector comprising. a; sheet of material cut' in such a manner as to provide two series of projecting tongues, the tongues ofone series preferably being located in a different surface or in different positions than the tongues ofthe other series. a

' It is a further object of the invention. to

provide a reflector such as set forth in the precedlng paragraph, 111'Wl110l1. one series of tongues is provided .with a multiplicity of substantiallysemi-spherical portions to cause bright spots or highlightsby reflecting thelight from the lamp'used with the reflector. V j 7 It is still another objeotof the invention to provide a reflector made from a sheet of metal having a highly polished surface,-said reflector having a central portion preferably respectively between the first: mentioned be simple in order tobe'commercially prac flat and provided with a central apertu-refor I receiving the plug portion Qffalamp -buIb tongues and of shorter length, the tongues I of said last mentionedseries being disposed in different positions than the tongues'of the" first mentioned series. i 4

These and other objects and advantages 5 of the invention Will befully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanyingdrawing', in which like reference -.characters refer to s milar 1 parts throughout the several views and in fiQ I 1 Fig. 1 is a'view in front elevation of the Fig.2 is a vertical section on line 2-2- of Fig.1; and f vFig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.2, showing the reflector mounted in position. in relation, to the socket and bulb.

Referring to the drawing, a reflector is shown madefrom a sheet of material, and. while various materials might be used, in practice a special metal taking a high polish I has been used, which metal is non-corrosive. The sheet of metal has a central portion 10,, and while this central portion might have various shapes in the embodiment of the invention illustrated it is shown as substantially flat. Said central portion has an aperture 11 therein. shown as circular in form, adaptedto receive the plug portion of a lamp bulb 18. The sheet of metal has Cit.

struck up therefrom or formed therefrom,

the circumferentially arranged prongs 13 which'have substantially pointed ends and project forwardly from the'portion 10 .at-

11, saidtongues 14 being shown as havingv 9 pointed ends. While; the tongues 14 can be; bent to various positions, in the embodi ment ofthe' invention'illustratedthey are. shown as. curved somewhat. forwardly V to have concave forward sides as clearly shown 1 in Fig. 2'. Tongues 14 and the central portion 10 of the reflector have formed therein a multiplicityof quite small substantially semi-spherical"portions 15, in the embodi--,'.

ment of the invention illustrated, these portions being shown as depressed semispherical recesses. The metal of the sheet is also cut to form a second series of outwardly projecting tongues 16. These tongues 16 are disposed respectively between the tongues 14 and have pointed outer ends, the

edges of which meet at a blunter angle than the outer edges on the tongues 15. The inner portions of the tongues '16 have edges which diverge outwardly from their inner ends. In the-embodiment of the invention illustrated, the tongues 16 have plain front surfaces which of course, are highly polished.

The tongues 16 are disposed infront' of the tongues 14 and also curve forwardly so as to be in; the surface of an angular trough disposed forwardly of the annular trough-like surfaces in which tongues 14 lie.

"-In operation the reflector is held against the front of the socket 17 as shown in Fig. 3. -The lamp bulb-l8 is screwed into the socket and thc outwardly flaring surface 12a of the lamp bulb engages the ends of the prongs 13, thus holding the reflector firmly against, the front of the rib 17a on the a bright spot or high light and this gives a jeweled effect to the portions having the depressions 15-.

14 in various directions and some of these portions of the tongues 14 will be seen by reflection in the tongues '16. The light reflected from the tongue 16 will be directed in various directions, some of which will help to illuminate parts of the tree and the other ornaments thereon, and some of this light will'also be reflected from the tongues 14, giving a greater illumination to some of the tongues 14. are quite flexible and the decorator may preferto bend so me of the tongues more than others,depending upon the position the reflector has on the tree. If the reflectoris in. a lower portion of the tree, some of the tongues 16 at the bottom of the reflector should be given a greater concavity-so that light would be directed upwardly into the tree. The reverse effect would begiven the reflectors ad iacent the top of the tree; The combined effect of'the reflection from the respective tongues 14 and 16 gives a very.

highly decorative effect to the device.

From'the' above description it is seen that applicant has provided a simple and: yet

very effective Christmas tree'reflectonw The same can be eas1ly and inexpensively made applicants stated, consists in a device capable of carry- The light from the bulb 12 will also be reflected from the tongues The'tongues 14 and '16 7 from a single sheet of metal. The parts are so arranged that not only is a very ornamentalappearance given, but'the parts cooperate in an illuminating effect to produce new and useful results.

Thegsame has been amply demonstrated in actual practice, and found to be very successful and efficient V V It will, of course,be understood that various changes may be made in the form, de-

tails, arrangement and'proportions of the parts, without departing from the scope of invention, which generally ing outthe objectslabove set forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and definedin the appendedclaims;

. 7 What is claimed is l. A reflector for a Christmas tree or similar decorative use, comprising a sheet of material having a: flat central portion with an aperture therein for receiving the The device is easfly held in p c d entails no fire hazard.

plug portion "ofa lamp"bulb,vsaid sheet be 7 ingslitted to form alplurality of radially extending tongues, and a pluralityofradi ally extending tongues disposed respectively between said first mentioned tongues and curved forwardly out of the surface occupied by said first mentioned tongues, thus mentionedtongues and said second mentioned tongues through which "light may be reforming spaces between the frontof the first fleoted, all of said tongues extending from and being integral with said flat central portion. i r

2.'A reflector fora Christmas tree or similar decorative use comprising a'sheet of metal having a central'aperture and having a series of tongues integral with" and extending radially therefrom curved slightly forwardly fromthe plane of said aperture, and a second series of tongues integral with and extending radially therefrom of shorter length thanthe tongues in said first men .tioned series and dispose'd'respectively between the tongues of said first mentioned series, the tongues of said second series being curved forwardly agreateramount than the V tongues of said first mentioned series.

' 3. A reflectorfor *a Christmas tree or similar decorative use comprising a sheet of metal having a flat central portion with an aperturetherein for receiving theplug portion of a lamp bulb and having a seriesof radially extending pointed tongues formed therefrom and having a second series. of

radially extending" tongues formed there-j the first mentioned series, and having their sidesv diverging outwardly; concave curves at theirinner portions all of saidtongues merging-into saidflat central portion.

4. 'A reflector for 'a- Christmas tree 'or similar decorative use comprising a sheet, of

'from'of shorter length than the'tongues of V metal having a central portion in oneplane with a central aperture adapted'to' receive the plug portion of a lamp bulb and having a series of radially extending tongues 5 formedthereon curved forwardly out of said plane at their outer ends, and a second se- I ries of radially extending tongues disposed respectively between said first mentioned tongues and curved at their outer ends to positions forwardly of said first mentioned tongues, the tongues of one of said series having formed therein a multiplicity of small substantially semi-spherical portions, and the tongues of said other series having plain surfaces, said reflector being highly polished. l

5. A reflector for a Christmas tree or similar decorative use comprising a sheet of metal having acentral portion disposed in one plane with an aperture th erethrou h and being cutto form a series of radiafiy extending circumferentially spaced tongues having convex side edges converging in a point at the outer end of saidtongue and also to form a second series of substantially radially extending circumferentially spaced tongues, the tongues of said second series each having edges which are concave at their inner portions and convex at their outer portions, said outer portions also converg- 7 ing to a point, one set of said tongues hav-.

ing their outer ends disposed forwardly. ofv the outer ends of said other set.

6. A reflector for a Christmas tree or similar decorative use comprising a sheet of material having a flatcentral portion with an aperture therein for receiving the plug portion of a lamp bulb, said-sheet being slitted to form a plurality of outwardly 6X? 40 tending similar tongues of one shape and a plurality of outwardly extending similar tongues of a different shape, disposed respectively between the 'first mentioned tongues. v

v 7. A reflector for a Christmas tree or similar decorative use comprising a plurality of similar tongues having their inner portions in a common plane, said tongues having their outerportions curved for v wardly out of said plane, a plurality of similar tongues having their, inner portions disposed in said plane, said latter tongues having their outer portions curved forwardlyinto a different plane than said first mentioned tongues, and being disposed respectively between said first mentioned tongues. I

I LAMBERT L. RAYMOND. 

